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A schmuck is a stupid person — someone who does a foolish thing, or who you think has no sense. Informal American, and it is an insult. In everyday English it can sound almost casual, like calling someone a jerk or an idiot, but it is still meant to sting.
A schmuckschmuck is a stupid person指的是一個笨蛋 — someone who does a foolish thing會做蠢事的人, or who you think has no sense或你覺得完全沒有判斷力的人。Informal American這是美式非正式用語, and而且 it is an insult是罵人的話。In everyday English在日常英文裡, it它 can sound almost casual聽起來可能有點隨性, like calling someone a jerk or an idiot像是叫某人jerk或idiot一樣, but但 it is still meant to sting還是帶有刺人的意味
You might call yourself a schmuck after a mistake (“I felt like a schmuck”). You would not use it in a polite meeting, in a letter to a teacher, or about someone you respect.
You你 might call yourself a schmuck可能會叫自己schmuck after a clumsy mistake在自己出糗之後 (“I felt like a schmuck”「我覺得自己像個schmuck」)。You你 would not use it不會用這個字 in a polite meeting在正式會議裡, in a letter to a teacher寫給老師的信裡, or about someone you respect或講到你尊敬的人時
Though actually, in the word is much ruder: it is a crude word for a man’s penis, then for a fool. English borrowed the “fool” sense and the sound a little, but the put-down remains. The verb is rare; the noun is the one you will meet.
Though actually不過事實上, in Yiddish在意第緒語裡, the word這個字 is much ruder粗俗得多: it它 is a crude word for a man's penis原本是指男性生殖器的粗話, then後來才 for a fool變成指笨蛋。English英文 borrowed the “fool” sense借用了「笨蛋」這個意思, and而 softened the sound a little把發音軟化了一點, but但 the put-down remains貶低的意味還在。The verb動詞用法 is rare很少見; the noun名詞 is the one you will meet你會遇到的是
組成Does not split in English. From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).
同家族的字
- schmoa milder, shortened form of the same insult
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Schmuckname
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A surname from German.
schmucknoun/ˈʃmʌk/
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derogatoryslangA jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
- One day my girlfriend, her boyfriend and I were sunbathing topless because that's Barbados - you can wear nothing if you want. And the Pepsi guy walks up and with my agent to meet us for lunch. I wondered if I should put on my top because I have a business relationship with him. I didn't want him to get offended because the rest of the beach had seen me with my top off. Meanwhile, as he's walking towards me he's saying to my agent "I hope she puts on her top.". He wasn't even being a schmuck, like wanting to see.
- “You’re an asshole whose best friends include Hitler’s wet dream and a Jew.” “Yea, well, I’m only friends with you because I want to shtoop your sister.” “Everybody wants to shtoop your sister,” Craig laughed. “No, everybody wants to shtoop Waters’ sister and you are not shtoopin’ my sister,” Joe replied. “None of you guys are shtooping my sister.” “Yea, we’ll see.” “In your dreams Jew boy,” Bruce continued. “Schmuck.” “Schmuck? Are you calling me a schmuck?” “Yea.” “Well, before I beat the crap out of you, what the fuck is a schmuck anyway?”
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derogatoryslangA deplorable, pitiful person.
- poor schmuck
- Bad vibrations? Sandy, I love you, but you're a schmuck. You were always young, Sandy, open. You were schmucky a lot of the time, but maybe schmuckiness is what you need to stay young and open.
schmuckverb/ˈʃmʌk/
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derogatoryrareslangTo behave like a schmuck.
- […] there's actually a shortage of schmucks in America. As a result, there's big money in schmucking. The average schmuck earns $28,000 a year, plus benefits.
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derogatoryrareslangTo mash or smoosh.
- His buddy was supposed to be arriving from Helena that morning but had schmucked a mule deer buck with his vehicle so there was going to be a delay.
- “She schmucked three deer on M-95,” del Olmo said. “I was two minutes behind her. Man, she blew them up! […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。